Somagiri, Shree Muktananda Ashram, S. Fallsburg, NY
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| This is the front entrance to Somagiri, the children's house for kids ages 5 to 12. It is at Shree Muktananda Ashram in S. Fallsburg, NY. | |
Here mom is going into Somagiri. It was a holiday that day (June 24, 2001) and I did some work there before the program we went to. | |
| The next weekend I visited, July 7, the regular staff had returned and I took pictures. Here is Karuna, one of the permanent staff members at Somagiri. | |
Here is Catherine, the Children's Program Director. She was baking muffins in the kitchen, but got called back to the office to look through some papers. | |
| Here is Baron. I haven't had much chance to get to know him yet, but he seems nice (as is all the staff there). | |
Here is Shambavi, she helps organize the 'Somagiri' groups (a little like home rooms broken down by age). | |
| This is the end of the entrance hall. The statue of Hanuman was made by Bill and the kids as one of many summer projects. | |
This is Luqman. He and George help run the various sports activities. In the background is Bill and his wife, Kanchan. This is the view of the entrance hall from the registration desk. | |
| This is a new staff member, Anastia (?). She is behind the registration desk learning the registration process. | |
Meg or Triveni has done registration for many summers. Here she is explaining the process to Anastia. | |
| Perry teaches art in the rest of the year and does art projects with the kids during the summer. Here he is in the woodshop preparing a project for tomorrow. | |
Here is Perry's wife, Kanchan. Here she is preparing an art project for tomorrow. She is from Hawaii. | |
| This is a the supervisor of the kitchen as she is planning the snacks for the next week (calendar on wall). | |
This is Lokanath, the house director. He and his wife, Mudra, teach in Amherst, MA during the rest of the year. | |